New recipe, April 30, 2025

Cauliflower Alfredo Pasta from NYT Cooking. The textural contrast of the pasta and the cauliflower is wonderful. And this is the way Alfredo sauce should be—subtle and delicious in spite of the rich ingredients. We give this a 5.

New recipe, April 29, 2025

Slow Cooker Mushroom and Wild Mushroom Soup from NYT Cooking. Very easy, of course, and with lots of umami. This is a comforting dish and tastes great. We give it a 4.

New recipe, April 28, 2025

Herby Asparagus Salad with Beets and Prosciutto from NYT Cooking. This is simply delightful. Every component adds something and you can taste each component. This gets a 5!

New recipe, April 27, 2025

Lemony Shrimp Scampi with Herbed Orzo from Food and Wine. This is not a complicated dish, but the elements work really nicely together, from toasting the orzo, through the lemon and butter and the finishing tarragon. We give it a 4.

New recipe, April 26, 2025

Mie Goreng from NYT Cooking. This is an Indonesian stir fried noodle dish, which has tons of different flavors in it. We enjoyed it thoroughly—it gets a 4.

New recipe, April 25, 2025

Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Onions from NYT Cooking. Those two items are delicious as it is, but this is jazzed up with pistachios, mint, and a tahini sauce. Yum! This gets a 5!

New recipe, April 24, 2025

Sheet Pan Quesadillas from NYT Cooking. These have the convenience of going in the oven, but also get jazzed up with chile added to the cheese with some corn kernels. We would do this again—it gets a 4.